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WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, urged Coloradans following the one-year anniversary of the High Park Fire — the second most destructive wildfire in Colorado history — to prepare for future wildfires

DENVER - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colorado borrowers who submitted a valid foreclosure payment claim through the National Mortgage Settlement will receive a check this month for an average of $1,480. To date, the total cash payments for mortgage servicing abuse are Colorado is $32,882,672. This relief is in addition to $405.3 million already provided to more than 7,000 borrowers for principal reductions, mortgage modifications and other forms of relief.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall, who chairs the U.S. Senate National Parks Subcommittee, today asked the public to weigh in on a proposal to convey 40 acres of federal administrative land from the U.S. Forest Service Dillon Ranger District to Summit County. The legislation would help the county provide much-needed affordable housing in Summit County while supporting a new Dillon Ranger District administrative building nearby. Congressman Jared Polis announced this week that he will introduce companion legislation - the Lake Hill Administrative Site Affordable Housing Act - in June in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Frisco - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) today announced the introduction of legislation that would help expand the stock of affordable housing and support businesses that thrive off tourism as well as their workers. The Affordable Housing Regulation Simplification Act would ease regulations that prevent families from financing affordable homes in high-tourism areas. The Lake Hill Affordable Housing and Forest Service Support Act would convey a 40-acre parcel of the U.S. Forest Service Lake Hill site to Summit County for the construction of affordable housing

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall congratulated six Colorado public housing agencies on receiving more than $1 million in competitive grants to help homeless veterans get off of the streets. The competitive grant funds will help provide permanent supportive housing for nearly 200 veterans, many of whom are living with chronic disabling conditions in Denver, Fort Collins, Grand Junction, Aurora, Boulder County, El Paso County and Durango

DENVER - May 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State of Colorado announced today the historical veterans’ facility in Bent County will begin serving veterans and chronically homeless individuals from across the state in late August

DENVER - May 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Joseph A. Smith, Jr., Monitor of the National Mortgage Settlement, has received an update on the consumer relief activities the five banks that are parties to the Settlement reported through March 31, 2013. The banks sent these reports to each state that is party to the Settlement with copies to the Monitor and the Monitoring Committee.

Denver. CO - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the City of Minot as the recipient of $600,000 in Brownfields grant funds which will be used to assess and clean up properties downtown, including areas affected by the flooding of the Souris River in 2011. Today’s announcement is part of $62 million in EPA Brownfields funds awarded to 240 grant recipients across the nation to assess, clean up and redevelop contaminated properties

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following the signing into law of a bipartisan plan from Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) to end long lines at the nation's airports and end costly flight delays, the duo renewed their call on Congress to quickly implement a broader flexibility plan to replace the indiscriminate budget cuts of sequestration with more targeted and strategic spending reductions. The plan, which Udall and Collins introduced earlier this year, would keep the federal spending reductions associated with sequestration but ensure they are done in a more targeted, responsible

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mark Udall, who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the National Science Foundation's decision this week to award $298,045 in competitive grant funds to the University of Colorado to examine how agencies and other organizations can better encourage homeowners to proactively prepare their properties and reduce wildfire risks. The study will focus on Coloradans living in fire-prone areas of the Western Slope.

Washington, DC - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Polis issued the following statement regarding the Galena Fire in Larimer County:

DENVER - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Three panels of nationally renowned land use and community development experts convened by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) will be recommending strategies for creating healthy living environments in three Colorado communities this spring, starting with an assignment next week in Arvada.

DENVER - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General John Suthers today localized the latest report by Joseph A. Smith, Jr., Monitor of the National Mortgage Settlement outlining the consumer relief activities the five banks that are parties to the settlement have conducted since March 1, 2012. The banks disclosed that they have extended more than $45.83 billion in gross relief to more than 550,000 borrowers. These figures include first and second lien modifications, facilitations of short sales, refinancing and other forms of relief. In Colorado, 6,277 consumers have received almost $358.0 million and benefitted from an average of $57,000 per homeowner.

DENVER - February 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. John Hickenlooper today authorized the distribution of $20.6 million in state aviation fuel tax revenues through 44 grants to Colorado general aviation airports under the Aviation Discretionary Grant program. The program is administered by the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has broken ground on the new Stout Street Health Center and Renaissance Stout Street Lofts at 22nd and Stout Streets in Downtown Denver. This landmark property will blend a fully integrated health care center serving homeless and at-risk families and individuals with seventy-eight units of affordable, supportive housing. The expected completion date is April 2014.